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The council approved the measure on a vote of 15-7 at Thursday night's meeting.

Its sponsors said the ordinance will create a better quality of life in high-crime areas, but not everyone sees it that way.

The ordinance does not include bars and clubs, which can stay open until 4 a.m. That has some local business owners fuming.

"This city just sent a message that it's OK to get in your car at 2 o'clock in the morning and head to a nightclub to drink until 4 a.m.," said John Owen with the Portland Business Association.

"This whole thing wasn't about drinking and driving. It was about improving the quality of life and safety of the people that live in the neighborhoods," said metro councilman David James.

Owen showed WLKY citations from drinking-related incidents. He said the stack comes from areas outside west Louisville.

Louisville Metro Police crime statistics show the most alcohol-related offenses belong to the district that's home to Fourth Street Live.

"This is the west end. This is clubs and this is liquor stores. So where is the real problem with alcohol in the city?" said Owen.

The reaction has been mixed with local businesses.

The Kentucky Distillers Association said they support the ordinance because it treats all alcohol the same.

However, a spokesperson for Thornton's said they're disappointed they won't be able to provide service to third-shift workers, like a man who called himself T-Bone.

"Some of us get off work late, we like to get our cocktail and come on and go home," said T-Bone.

Sandra Fant owns the Liquor Store on West Broadway. She said the ordinance will be bad for business.

"I'm going to have to lay off employees. It's going to be revenue loss and I'm going to have to change my shifts because I had three shifts, and now I only need two. Those two hours make a lot of difference," said Fant.

The owner of the Captain's Cellar on Brownsboro Road said he's not happy about the changes either.

He wants a refund for a portion of his liquor license.

"What about the people on Brownsboro Road or people in other areas of the city that are having to suffer?" WLKY's Drew Douglas asked James.

"Louisville is one city," he said.

Mayor Greg Fischer is expected to sign the ordinance soon. When he does, it will take effect Dec. 1.

The ordinance will not affect Shively, St. Matthews or Jeffersontown.

Last month, Owen sent paperwork to Frankfort to get a wet-dry vote on the ballot for the precinct that includes Fourth Street Live.

He says they are seven signatures away and should have the petition submitted to the Board of Elections next week.